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Rattyratgirl, I love animals, but don't want something that will wreck my home. I really don't think there's anything wrong with that. I have a nice house and nice furniture, and I don't want it stinking of animals.
I have a budgie, he doesn't smell at all. I clean him out every single day, and would be prepared to do that with any other animal, as long as it didn't take a huge amount of time as I have to work. I have grown up with animals. We had fish, dogs, cats, chickens and ducks. My parents had a huge house to accommodate them all though, and I do not. It's not a case of not being an animal lover, it's a case of being realistic and practical.